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what would we consider success in afghanistan? and if you look at what happened with the soviet union entering, they were there for a decade or so, it failed. their mission wasn't clear and the exit strategy just opened up a vacuum, a power vacuum that allowed to taliban to come in and really claim all of this power which then in turn led to them hiding al qaeda for so long. so in this case do we have a clear mission, a clear picture what if victory in afghanistan would look like to us? >> no. i don't think that president obama has really defined that for the american people which is why you see support for continued war there, losing, you know, diminishing, really, by the month. and i think that until -- that's why you see him in a pause right now as his team tries to come up with a really clarified strategy because they have not really produced very clear bench marks for success there. until they do, you're not going to see the public support for it and i think that you're not going to resolve this internal debate in the adminis
what would we consider success in afghanistan? and if you look at what happened with the soviet union entering, they were there for a decade or so, it failed. their mission wasn't clear and the exit strategy just opened up a vacuum, a power vacuum that allowed to taliban to come in and really claim all of this power which then in turn led to them hiding al qaeda for so long. so in this case do we have a clear mission, a clear picture what if victory in afghanistan would look like to us?...
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so i'm not convinced he's going to go into afghanistan. i think he may very well decide to try to take a path that doesn't have more troops and gets out pretty quickly and takes the consequences -- take the consequences of contradicting what he had said only a few weeks ago. >> jennifer, tony's clearly referencing the general mccrystal's report to the white house that was leaked sunday and monday actually to "the washington post" and bob woodard. who do you figure leaked it? what element of the government leaked it? and why do you think they leaked it? off of tony's view, which i'm inclined to agree with, by the way. >> i'm inclined to agree with tony's view as well. it feels like the white house is building up to not doing -- not accepting at least in total mccrystal's recommendations. and i worked -- i worked in the white house for eight years under bill clinton and predicting -- trying to figure out where relief comes from is a very perilous business. it does feel like the military may have done that to try to force the president's hand
so i'm not convinced he's going to go into afghanistan. i think he may very well decide to try to take a path that doesn't have more troops and gets out pretty quickly and takes the consequences -- take the consequences of contradicting what he had said only a few weeks ago. >> jennifer, tony's clearly referencing the general mccrystal's report to the white house that was leaked sunday and monday actually to "the washington post" and bob woodard. who do you figure leaked it?...
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i have been thinking about the troops in afghanistan. >> how many pins total? >> there are 200 in the exhibit and i have several more at home. >> it must make for a difficult choice sometimes. >> it is a difficult choice. the bottom line, i don't want to sound like a crazy person, but it is kind of fun to think about, you get up in the morning and you read the newspapers and you think, what am i going to do for a little fun today. >> it seems like an extra burden to carry when you are secretary of state. if it works for you, more power to you. >> you have to have humor. >> it works. >> i want to make foreign policy less foreign. there are great stories in the book. not a lot of diplo-speak but trying to explain to the american people there are a lot of good and interesting things happening. >> former secretary of state madeleine albright. we eeve got to book. a great gift to give people. >>> we are going to talk about terror and national security with janet napolitano. fascinating insight. more details in the coming hours on perhaps what is happening in the big
i have been thinking about the troops in afghanistan. >> how many pins total? >> there are 200 in the exhibit and i have several more at home. >> it must make for a difficult choice sometimes. >> it is a difficult choice. the bottom line, i don't want to sound like a crazy person, but it is kind of fun to think about, you get up in the morning and you read the newspapers and you think, what am i going to do for a little fun today. >> it seems like an extra burden...
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friday, german nato troops in afghanistan called in american aircraft to drop bombs on two fuel tankers that had been hijacked. afghan officials say those bombs ended up killing 70 people. that would make the bombing the deadliest incident initiated by the german military since world war ii. the germans initially insisted that all those killed were sushts. the afghans said no, the casualties were civilians. and nato says that it is now investigating the incident. but the day after the bombing, a "new york times" reporter named steven ferrell and his interpreter sultan headed out to the site to interview villagers there, despite being warned that was taliban-controlled territory, that the villagers were angry about the bombing and that it wasn't really safe at all to travel there. sure enough, scarily enough, ferrell and sultan were both kidnapped by the taliban at the site of the bombing. here's where it changes from a war movie script to a steven soderbergh war movie script and one with a brutal ending. steven ferrell is irish, a dual irish/british citizen. by 2:00 p.m. on saturday, th
friday, german nato troops in afghanistan called in american aircraft to drop bombs on two fuel tankers that had been hijacked. afghan officials say those bombs ended up killing 70 people. that would make the bombing the deadliest incident initiated by the german military since world war ii. the germans initially insisted that all those killed were sushts. the afghans said no, the casualties were civilians. and nato says that it is now investigating the incident. but the day after the bombing,...
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. >>> in afghanistan, "the new york times" reporter is freed this morning after british commandos rescued him from his taliban captors. a british soldier and translator killed in the operation. >>> mark sanford is speaking out again on a radio show. he says politics is behind the campaign to have him removed from office. >> the moral wrong was all mine. the consequences is past and future are mine and i'm working through those. but there is a very different story that has led the headlines of the last month and a half to almost two months and that is been a battle out of spending things in many cases are -- >> >>> a probate hearing scheduled this afternoon concerning michael jackson. a judge will decide whether his mother is violating the no clause contest clause in the will in controlling his estate. >>> in a few hours we will know what president wants included in health care reform. it is a high stakes speeches to the joint session of congress. the biggest setting for the president right now that he could ask for. white house press secretary robert gibbs told "morning joe" the president
. >>> in afghanistan, "the new york times" reporter is freed this morning after british commandos rescued him from his taliban captors. a british soldier and translator killed in the operation. >>> mark sanford is speaking out again on a radio show. he says politics is behind the campaign to have him removed from office. >> the moral wrong was all mine. the consequences is past and future are mine and i'm working through those. but there is a very different...
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commander in afghanistan is confirming that an air strike targeting taliban hijackers did wound civilians. general stanley mcchrystal visited the site. the general also visited a hospital where the wounded have been taken. >> i clearly don't know all the facts now. and would not want to affect a potential investigation by saying -- making some conclusion that would be inappropriate. but from what i have seen today and going to the hospital it's clear to me there were some civilians who were harmed at that site. >> it remans unclear how many were talibans and how many were villagers. a nato team began an investigation saturday. >>> five people are dead after a small plane they were aboard crashed in tulsa, oklahoma. it was on its way to dallas, texas, when it crashed into a park yesterday. investigators say the plane struck a wire that may have been hidden by fog. the dead include two men, a woman and two girls. at least four of the victims were members of the same family. >>> let's go now to the economy. the latest government report on jobs in america shows the pace of job losses slowed i
commander in afghanistan is confirming that an air strike targeting taliban hijackers did wound civilians. general stanley mcchrystal visited the site. the general also visited a hospital where the wounded have been taken. >> i clearly don't know all the facts now. and would not want to affect a potential investigation by saying -- making some conclusion that would be inappropriate. but from what i have seen today and going to the hospital it's clear to me there were some civilians who...
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forces should pull out of afghanistan and focus soly on pakistan. and press secretary, robert gibbs, said they were repeating talking points in the gop radio address. >> the senator clearly turned over his cards on bipartisan ship and decided it's time to walk away from the table. it looks like republicans are stepping away from seeking a bipartisan solution. >> another key health care negotiation, chuck grassley said he won't compromise. grace >>> chuck todd joins us live. >> reporter: i think they thought they lost any idea for a couple of weeks. this is not new. it seems to me it's playing out. it's a bit of a game of chicken between grassley and the white house. the white house doesn't want to say a bipartisan deal is over, you guys leave the table. and grassley doesn't want to say it. neither one wants to give the other the high ground on this. that's why these guys are technically still at the table. and max even admitted a bipartisan deal will happen. he still believes they could get some sort of deal that can get through the senate. i would
forces should pull out of afghanistan and focus soly on pakistan. and press secretary, robert gibbs, said they were repeating talking points in the gop radio address. >> the senator clearly turned over his cards on bipartisan ship and decided it's time to walk away from the table. it looks like republicans are stepping away from seeking a bipartisan solution. >> another key health care negotiation, chuck grassley said he won't compromise. grace >>> chuck todd joins us live....
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countdown," palin was reacting to a comment the president made about the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and, through her particular pretzel of logic, she actually claimed he was demonizing the victims of 9/11. palin, of death panel infamy, again used her facebook page as war room, quoting, "finally president obama delivered an offhand applause line tonight about the cost of the war on terror. as we approach the anniversary of the attacks and honor those who have died that day and since in the war on terror in order to secure our freedoms, we need to remember their sacrifices and not demonize them as having had too high a price tag." the president actually said -- >> first of all, complaints about the cost of wars began years before this president took office. those complaints emanated from both parties and have never been intended to impugn the troops much less the victims of the 9/11 attacks, and 9/11 has proved suitable for people like mrs. palin nothing to do with the war in iraq. she's managed not only to connect those unconnectable dots but used 9/11 to attack the president. chris
countdown," palin was reacting to a comment the president made about the cost of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and, through her particular pretzel of logic, she actually claimed he was demonizing the victims of 9/11. palin, of death panel infamy, again used her facebook page as war room, quoting, "finally president obama delivered an offhand applause line tonight about the cost of the war on terror. as we approach the anniversary of the attacks and honor those who have died that...
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. >>> yesterday was a deadly day for soldiers in afghanistan. a u.s. service member and a canadian soldier died in separate roadside bombs in the second part of the country. this is the latest string of taliban attacks. and six italian soldiers died in kabul. >>> and then the state house of representatives passed a bill allowing the governor to fill kennedy's seat immediately rather than waiting for a special election in january. right now it's scheduled for january 19th. >>> thank you, alex. we are back after a quick break from the "morning meeting." house speaker nancy pelosi concerned about political rhetoric. and glenn beck rather concerned as well. fear is a heck of a great way to control people, but is it the best way to make decisions? we are back with the fear factor after this. let friskies indoor wet cat food unlock the freshness... and freedom of the outdoors for your indoor cat. specially formulated to promote hairball control... and healthy weight. friskies indoor wet cat food. feed the senses. >>> time for trend or talk. today the subject
. >>> yesterday was a deadly day for soldiers in afghanistan. a u.s. service member and a canadian soldier died in separate roadside bombs in the second part of the country. this is the latest string of taliban attacks. and six italian soldiers died in kabul. >>> and then the state house of representatives passed a bill allowing the governor to fill kennedy's seat immediately rather than waiting for a special election in january. right now it's scheduled for january 19th....